The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-07-13


or about July 21st, and it should be largely
attended.
Miss LILA ID. SLACK is at home on two
weeks vacation from her duties as clerk in
the money-order department of the Maiden,
Mass, post-oftce
WORCESTER is to have new Methodist
church, which is now being erected. A. j.
Alexander of this village has charge of the
carpenter work.
BARNUM's first advertising car reached
Montpelier Friday night, and the natives
were aroused Saturday morning by the dis
cordant tones of the calliope.
DIR. HOMER c. BRIGHAM has been in
town during the past week. having been
called East on account of the illness of Mrs.
Brigham, who is at the home of her parents
in this village.
THE band was REINFORCED for its trip yes
terday by the Messrs. Bird of Marlboro,
Mass, picolo, Donahue of Winchendon,
Mass, snare drum, and f. NJ. Blanchard of
Wiliamstown, cornet.
A RECENT number of the Electric Age,
published in New York city, says that Harry
j. Edison, pleasantly known in Montpelier,
" will be located at the Elberon Hotel, Long
Branch, n. j., for the season."
A. w. FERRIN, j. G. Brown, B. NJ. Shep-
ard and Harry Cutler have pitched a camp
on the shore of Berlin pond opposite the
residence of G.. II. Stewart and will make it
headquarters during their leisure hours.
A VERY interesting game of ball was
played Saturday afternoon by picked mines
principally composed of men who are here
as candidates for admission to the association
team. 1t resulted in score of six to one.
THE excursionists to Providence Island
yesterday numbered about three hundred
seventy-five. The day and the railroad
and steamboat connections We're perfect,
and the occasion was one of unalloyed
pleasure.
AMONG the business locals this week will
be found one of interest to musicians Miss
Fullerton is former Montpelier girl, and
there is every reason to believe that as a
teacher she will be conscientious, pains
taking and thorough.
Mrs. Il. w. BIRD of Marlboro Mass. will
| pass the summer here with Mrs. T. Il.
Merrill, Jr., while her husband, who is a
member of the Crawford House orchestra,
with which Messrs. Merrill and Cushman
are connected, is at the mountains.
REV. n. NEWTON GLAzTER, formerly pas
tor of the Baptist church in Montpelier, has
accepted call from the Baptist church and
society in Greenfield Mass, and last even
ing was the time fixed upon for formal eX-
ercises in connection with assuming the
charge
BARNUM's circus exhibited in Brattleboro
last Wednesday. A gang of thieves is evi-
IDENTIFY following the circus, for several
houses were broken into and sums of money
were stolen varying from So to $50. One
man was relieved of his pocket-b book con.
tanning $33 Montpelier people should be
| on the guard.
THE Maine editorial excursion party ar.
riving here yesterday noon numbered nine
teen persons, the ladies forming a large
majority of this number The visitors Were
shown about town yesterday afternoon by
Mr.. Atkins and Rev. H. f. Hill. and. accom-
panied by the latter, enjoyed a pleasant ride
to Berlin Pond.
A PLEASANT musicale was given ias
Wednesday evening by Mr.. f. w. Bancroft
friends being invited to meet Mr.. F. S. Hop
kins of Boston, who is his guest, and Miss
Kate e. Macomber of Burlington, the CUES
of Miss Phinney. Solos and concerted
music, vocal and instrumental, served to fill
up thoroughly enjoyable programme.
EXTENSIVE improvements have this yea,
been made about the premises of c. II
Stewart, who resides at the head of Berlin
pond including some upon boat-house ant
boats, and all the surroundings of tina
pleasant resort are now in first-class shape
The house is full of city boarders and there
are daily arrivals of transient visitors.
THE "S st. Bernard Galaxy " had a fa
house Friday evening, an excellent hous,
at the matinee Saturday afternoon an(
very light house at Saturday even
ing's performance. The dogs were great
noble handsome animals, in which strikin.
amount of intelligence was developed, anC
their performances were truly entertaining
II is really too bad that the aggregate at
tendance was not larger
The Montpelier baseball team will eros
bats with the Swanton nine on the new
grounds upon the Nicholas meadow Satur
day afternoon, and an interesting game il
assured by the excellent reputation of th
Swantons, for whom Moore will pitch
Twenty five cents will be the price of ad
mission for men and fifteen cents for ladie
and children. Give the boys " rousinl
housei''
THE pleasant residence of Mr.. G.. G. Eatol
on Terrace street will tomorrow evening
be the scene of the marriage of their daugh
ter, Emily Lovisia, to Mr.. A. Barton Hep
burn of Canton, n. Y. The ceremony will
be witnessed only by relatives and will b.
followed by a reception from seven o'clocl
until nine, to which friends of the bride an,
groom in Montpelier and elsewhere have
been invited.
o. S. SENTER, Esq, of Boston, a meAnbe
Of the Massachusetts bar, now engaged il
literary work, is in town examining tn
works of the Historical Society for matte
to be used in work ON Ethan Allen ana
the Allen family. Mr.. Senter has pre-
sented the Historical Society with an inter
esting cane, made of oak from the keel o
the Congress-" the flagship of Arnol,
in his last fight on Lake Champlain, whcl
occurred October 13, 1776
THE Maine editorial excursion party
which arrived here yesterday, leaves her
to-day for Burlington. Mr.. Hiram Atkin
has chartered the steamer " Reindeer " fO